Electrical connector having flexible mating portion

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EP 1 804 344 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	05.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/45

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/27

(21)	Application number: 06256481.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.12.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01R 13/658^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

27.12.2005 CN 200520140443 U
29.12.2005 CN 200520140614 U

(71)	Applicant: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
	Tu-Cheng City, Taipei Hsien (TW)

(72)	Inventors:
	Watanabe, Tsunek Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.Ltd Tu-Cheng City, Taipei Hsien (TW) Tseng, Gwou-Jong Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.Ltd Tu-Cheng City, Taipei Hsien (TW) Yang, Meng-Huan c/o Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Tu-Cheng City, Taipei Hsien (TW)

(74)	Representative: Stuttard, Garry Philip
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

(54)	Electrical connector having flexible mating portion

(57) An electrical connector (100) adapted for connecting/disconnecting with/from a complementary connector in a front-to-back direction, comprises a shell (1), an insulative housing (2), a pair of locking members (3) and a plurality of contacts (4) received in the insulative housing. The shell comprises top surface (113), a pair of lateral surfaces (114) and a bottom surface (117), said surfaces defines a receiving space, one of the surfaces forms a pair of resilient tabs (1170) bent into the receiving space. The insulative housing received in the receiving space. The locking members assembled on the longitudinal opposite ends of the insulative housing and received in the receiving space, each forms a stopping projection (37) projecting therefrom into the receiving space. The resilient tabs, respectively, resist with the stopping projections of the locking members to stop the locking member from moving.

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